Edward Hodges Baily
Edward Hodges Baily RA (born March 10, 1788 in Bristol , † May 22, 1867 in Holloway, London ) was an English sculptor.
Life
Baily went to London in 1807 to study with the sculptor John Flaxman . In 1809 he went to the Royal Academy of Arts . In 1809 he won the silver medal of the Royal Academy of Arts, in 1811 he received the gold medal of the Royal Academy for the Herakles group , who led Admet the Alcestis back . This and his Eva at the source , exhibited in 1821 and now in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery , established his reputation. Baily modeled the statue of Nelson on the Corinthian column in Trafalgar Square, the monument to Lord Holland in Westminster Abbey, and other portrait statues and busts.
Baily was an elected member of the Royal Academy of Arts from February 10, 1821 to December 1, 1862. 1842 Baily was elected as a member (" Fellow ") in the Royal Society . He died on May 22, 1867 in Holloway, London and was buried in London's Highgate Cemetery .
Individual evidence
- ^ Database entry of the Royal Academy of Arts , accessed April 14, 2013
Web links
- Entry to Baily; Edward Hodges (1788-1867) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
- Database entry of the Royal Academy of Arts
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| SURNAME | Baily, Edward Hodges |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1788 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bristol |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 22, 1867 |
| Place of death | Holloway, London |